The memories were still fresh nearly five years after the most surreal night of his career. From the warm reception from the typically hostile crowd to the magic in every pass, Brett Favre vividly recalled the details of his last trip to Oakland, when he electrified football fans everywhere with a performance for the ages the day after his father, Irv, died of a heart attack.

Favre threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the first half of the Green Bay Packers' 41-7 win over the Raiders on December 22, 2003. When Favre returns to Oakland on Sunday for the first time since that magical Monday night, when he was surprisingly greeted with a standing ovation from Raider Nation, he swears it'll be "just another game."

The last time certainly was anything but ordinary.

"It was one of those games that everything I seemed to do was right," said Favre, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 399 yards and a career-high 154.9 passer rating.

Before the game, his mind went blank.

"I knew my dad would want me to play," Favre said. "When I went out for pregame, I'd forgotten everything I studied all week. In pregame warm-ups ... I was all over the place."

But everything changed when the game began. He completed six passes for more than 30 yards, heaving it high and far, before his wide receivers made acrobatic plays to haul them down.

"Once the game started, the study and practice that I'd had during the week just kind of took over," Favre said. "It just happened."

THE FUTURE CAN WAIT

Favre may be off to a hot start, but he remained noncommittal about his future beyond this season.

"I haven't even thought about next year, honestly," Favre said. "I really am excited about being here. I'm taking it game by game. I don't see how you can look at it any differently. ... At the end of the season, I'll assess how I played this year and talk with the Jets. I think it's way too premature to even think about next season."

QUICK HITS

-- Raiders coach Tom Cable downplayed the notion that owner Al Davis' mettlesome ways have thrown the organization into disarray. Cable, the fifth Raiders coach in five seasons, underscored the 79-year-old Davis' passion for winning. Hired three weeks ago to replace the fired Lane Kiffin, Cable admitted he speaks to Davis "a couple times a week."

"He just wants to be aware of what's going on," Cable said. "He doesn't want to make decisions. He doesn't want to be involved in the day-to-day planning. All those things aren't true."

-- The Jets might get an up-close look at the much ballyhooed "Wildcat" formation -- the NFL's latest craze where a running back lines up at quarterback -- on Sunday. Oakland RB Darren McFadden, who ran a version of the formation at Arkansas (it was called "Wild Hog" there), has taken direct snaps this season. The versatile McFadden -- who played some quarterback in high school -- has battled a turf toe injury in recent weeks, but still boasts a 5.1 yards per carry average.

"It's something he did quite a bit in college," said Jets coach Eric Mangini. "He'd run. He'd pass. He's pretty talented with the ball in his hands, however you get it to him."

-- DB Justin Miller practiced fully for the first time since dislocating his toe in the preseason... K Jay Feely will handle the place-kicking duties on Sunday for Mike Nugent (groin). ... OL Kyle DeVan was signed to the practice squad to replace Rutgers product Brandon Renkart.